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Posted by Dan McDade on May 30, 2014 10:00:00 AM

Tags: B2B Marketing, B2B Sales

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SiriusDecisions Summit 2014

Last week I attended the SiriusDecisions Summit in Orlando. This was my third summit and I have enjoyed them all.

Author Malcolm Gladwell opened the session with a witty and insightful presentation on the concept of..

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Posted by Dan McDade on May 29, 2014 9:30:00 AM

Tags: B2B Sales

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AGILE SELLING by Jill Konrath

Jill is the author of “SNAP SELLING” and her latest novel “AGILE SELLING” is out today. “AGILE SELLING” is not a book with a new sales methodology; it is a philosophy of living for highly skilled sales executives.

The..

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Posted by Dan McDade on May 28, 2014 10:41:49 AM

Tags: B2B Marketing, B2B Sales, B2B Growth Strategy

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ITSMA Professional Services and Solutions 2013 Brand Tracking Study

According to ITSMA’s research, while there are professional services and solution providers with unaided awareness in the market (IBM – 52% of respondents, Accenture – 25%, HP – 22%) there were literally scores of other..

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Posted by Brad Childress on May 6, 2014 8:30:00 AM

Tags: Sales Process, B2B Sales

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CRM: 20 Years Later—Still Hated

The main reason that the results from CRM initiatives are suboptimal in most organizations with a field sales force is that the main stakeholder, the sales rep, doesn’t get the “WIIFM” (“What’s in it for me?”). CRM may..

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Posted by Ginger Conlon on Apr 23, 2014 8:00:00 AM

Tags: B2B Marketing, Marketing & Sales Alignment, B2B Sales

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Sales and Marketing, Stop Blaming, Start Partnering

Sales and marketing do get along—in organizations that foster collaboration.

By Ginger Conlon, editor-in-chief, Direct Marketing News

Is it really marketing’s fault that sales can’t close deals? Is it the sales team’s..

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